Excerpt from The Gap and Gown, 1907, Vol. 12: University of Chicago In 1885 Mr. Judson resigned the principalship of the high school to accept a professorship in history in the University of Minnesota, where he served until 1892, also lecturing on pedagogy during Six of the years. The institution was in a stage of rapid development and Mr. Judson became at once a leader in every field. He was in the innermost counsels of the president. His progressive policies were welcomed in the faculty meetings, where he was intrusted with impor tant committeeships, notably those which gave attention to Shaping the unfolding courses of study. His experience in secondary school work made him a powerwith the representatives of that part of the educational interests of the state, so that he was able to do much in the direction of the growth of what has been called the best state public school system crowned by a state university in the Union. In connection with state inspection of public schools and through courses of Uni versity Extension lectures, in the giving of which in America he was one of the pioneers, he won a host of friends in Minnesota, who were greatly disappointed when the new University of Chicago made him a flattering Offer to cast his lot with it and he decided to accept. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.